Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Why can Alakazam sense danger?

I sensed the presence of the horned deer.

That's very strange.

Logically, since the horned deer cannot sense them, they should also be unable to sense the horned deer.

The attack by Alakazam just now has confirmed this.

Could it be that...

Xia Yan turned to look at Hu Di, "Can you still sense the Fiery Deer?"

Hudi also looked puzzled, somewhat unclear about the situation.

But after listening to Xia Yan's question and carefully sensing it, he nodded.

It can still be sensed.

In other words.

Xia Yan looked around. "This is not a pure illusion, nor is it simply time travel to the Xicui area. Rather, it is... a vague time travel, a vague environment. Perhaps time folding would be a more appropriate term?"

Something like... a spacetime rift?

A spacetime rift.

The areas where the unknown totems live are ancient ruins and spatial rifts.

Simply put.

It was the special abilities of the unknown totems that created an illusion.

However, due to certain special reasons, the illusion they created blurred the concepts of space and time, causing the past and present to overlap.

That's why Hudi could sense the presence of the Fiend, and Xia Yan and the others could also clearly feel the temperature of the air.

However, such spatial folding is incomplete and unstable, so they can only achieve a portion of the interaction.

Perhaps it's because there aren't enough unknown totems to create this illusion, or perhaps it's due to the special abilities of a particular unknown totem.

Xia Yan remembered that among the unknown totems, in addition to the twenty-six unknown totems represented by the twenty-six letters, there were two special unknown totems that represented "exclamation mark" and "question mark" respectively, and they had more special abilities.

Ordinary unknown totems do not have the ability to travel through time and space, but that does not mean that these two special unknown totems do not.

"if......"

Xia Yan fell into deep thought.

"If the instability of spacetime folding is truly due to an insufficient number or weak power of the unknown totems, does that mean that gathering a large number of unknown totems, or even those two special unknown totems, would truly open the path to the Xicui region?"

This possibility cannot be ruled out.

The problem we now face is...

How can I leave this illusion?

"Baruya—"

Suddenly.

The voice of Dorombalto rang out behind Xia Yan.

Yes, and there's also Dorombalto.

Given Dorambaruto's strength, he probably noticed the anomaly here long ago.

Then Dorombalto slowly revealed his form.

He tilted his head, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"What's wrong, Dorombalto?" Xia Yan asked.

“Baruya~~” Doronbalut slowly shook his head, looking at the steep cliffs in the distance.

That feeling just now was particularly strong for it.

the other side.

After realizing that they were in an illusion, Togekiss and Latios found it particularly novel.

Wandering around.

Sometimes it flies high into the sky, sometimes it lands on the ground, and sometimes it scoops up the snow on the ground.

They could clearly feel the weight, but when they stuck out their tongues to lick it, they found it really unreal, like they were licking the air.

Although it was very cold, I couldn't feel anything when I touched it.

“Cha~ Ke Yi~~”

"Osooos~~"

The two elves were having a great time.

The little fire monkey, however, stayed on Xia Yan's shoulder and refused to leave because the temperature of the surrounding air was too realistic.

"Chocolate!"

"Os!"

Suddenly.

The two elves simultaneously put down the snow, raised their heads, and looked towards a thicket of bushes in a different direction from the dense forest where the horned deer was.

Xia Yan, who was contemplating how to leave, also noticed the strange behavior of the two elves.

"what happened?"

"Os!"

Latios waved to Xia Yan.

Pokkiss also suggested that Xia Yan come and take a look.

With some doubt, Xia Yan approached the bushes.

Upon getting closer, he also noticed something amiss.

With a furrowed brow, he slowly parted the dense bushes, revealing that they were stained with a considerable amount of blood.

And lying in the bushes was a little fox.

To be precise, it was a creature covered in white fur, but with varying shades of light red fur around its eyes, neck, tail, and head. Its two bright red eyebrows twitched slightly above its closed eyes, indicating that it was still alive.

However, based on Xia Yan's experience, such an injury would be serious if it did not receive timely treatment.

He's probably not far from death.

However, what surprised Xia Yan the most was not the state of the elf, but its appearance.

Zoroastrian!

And it's the Green-washed form of Zorua!

A Pokémon that combines the Normal and Ghost types.

They do look quite cute.

As far as Xia Yan knew, the green-looking Zoroar and its evolved form Zoroark were more violent than the ordinary Zoroar and Zoroark.

They naturally emanate resentful energy, which not only presents terrifying images but also causes harm to people.

It's not surprising that Togekiss, being a lucky Pokémon, and Latios, who loves friendly auras, would discover the heavily injured Zoroa.

However, the current situation is that Xia Yan should be unable to touch this Zoroa.

I gave it a quick try.

His palm passed right through Zoroya's body.

Clearly, the spacetime folded by the unknown totems is most realistically composed of inanimate objects and some plants, while living beings like elves are virtually impossible to come into contact with or interact with.

seem......

All I could do was watch the Zoroa leave in silence.

"Os~~" Latios hung his head, looking somewhat disappointed.

Pokkis's expression was similar to itss.

Although they were disgusted by the aura that Zorua exuded, they were not elves who judged by appearances alone.

They could clearly sense that this Zoroa was not a bad person at heart; in fact, one could even say it was quite kind.

And what this Zoroya is truly thinking right now is...

It wants to go home.

It wanted to see its loved ones one more time.

It... is a little scared...

A vast snowfield, a frigid environment, a body gradually losing consciousness, and a slowly fading awareness.

All of this frightened the young Zoroa.

This emotion was noticed by Togekiss and Latios, so their mood also became very low.

Xia Yan looked at Zoroya in the bushes with a rather complicated expression.

He thought back to when he first arrived in the elven world.

Although it was the memory of his predecessor, he remembered it exceptionally clearly.

It was a hazy, rainy day. The autumn rain was especially cold. He lay in the icy pool, feeling life slowly slipping away. His consciousness felt as if it were imprisoned in a cold, dark cage, helpless, sorrowful, and filled with despair, yet still carrying a last, humble plea.

If it weren't for Xia Yan's arrival, which revitalized this body, it would probably have ended up like the Zoroa before us.

For a fleeting moment, I was in a daze.

This Zoroa overlapped with the version of himself that Xia Yan remembered.

He sighed silently.

He took out a box of energy cubes from his pocket.

After thinking for a moment, he took out two more vials of medicine to treat the injuries and placed them in front of little Zoroah.